Lexicon
מַפָּץ
map.pats
H4660
H:N-M Hebrew

shattering

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map.pats denotes an instrument carried by each of six men approaching the altar in Ezekiel’s vision.

The attested use identifies a shattering instrument held by each of six men as they come to stand beside the bronze altar in Ezekiel 9:2.

Senses in use

  1. A shattering instrument carried in a vision · dominant

    In Ezekiel 9:2, the construct singular noun occurs in the phrase describing what each of the six men has in his hand as they approach and stand beside the bronze altar. The APB renders the larger phrase as “each man with his shattering instrument in his hand.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 9:2, the APB presents the phrase as “his shattering instrument in his hand”; This reflects the clause’s presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.

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